Patents by Inventor Hidehiro Ukai

Hidehiro Ukai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8438722
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting component attachment of the present invention includes a detection head for detecting presence or absence of a component or whether or not a component is attached, and a driving mechanism for driving the detection head in an attachment direction of the component. The detection head includes a movable element having a distal end portion capable of being brought into contact with a predetermined portion of the component, a guide passage for guiding the movable element in the attachment direction so as to be capable of reciprocal motion, a fluid passage for passing a fluid when the distal end portion is brought into contact with the predetermined portion and pushed and the movable element is moved to a predetermined position, and a detection portion for detecting a pressure or a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Hirata Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehiro Ukai, Ryota Asai
  • Publication number: 20100018038
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting component attachment of the present invention includes a detection head (70) for detecting presence or absence of a component or whether or not a component is attached, and a driving mechanism (80) for driving the detection head in an attachment direction of the component. The detection head (70) includes a movable element (72) having a distal end portion capable of being brought into contact with a predetermined portion of the component, a guide passage (71c) for guiding the movable element in the attachment direction so as to be capable of reciprocal motion, a fluid passage (71d) for passing a fluid when the distal end portion is brought into contact with the predetermined portion and pushed and the movable element is moved to a predetermined position, and a detection portion for detecting a pressure or a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the fluid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Hidehiro Ukai, Ryota Asai